Police say since all the information is available to the public, it's legal for them to use.

"I feel like yes, we do have rights to our privacy," Desean O'Roy said, "but, at the same time, when it's not protected by any means, people are going to use it no matter what - whether you are the police or just a regular person."

And that Google Earth can help solve crimes sounds like a better use of the Internet than just watching cat videos.

"Let's have some positive outcome," Carolyn Schiek said, "out of what is just something people play around with."